Co-operative Bank reportedly eyeing Sainsbury’s Bank’s £650m mortgage book
The Co-operative Bank is the frontrunner amid a bidding war being run by consultancy Deloitte, Sky News reports.
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Dutch challenger Bunq becomes first EU neobank to report a quarterly profit
Bunq reported a pre-tax profit of €2.3 million over Q4 2022.
Bank of Russia to launch digital ruble pilot in April
Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy chair of the central bank, announced the news.
Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2023 nominations
The new deadline for nominations is now Friday, 24 February 2023. Apply today!
Bank of Japan to launch CBDC pilot programme in April
The pilot will test the technical feasibility of a CBDC and leverage the “skills and insights” of private industry.
Citizens Financial Group taps Paymentus for bill pay and money movement services
Through the partnership, Citizens will deploy Paymentus Bill Center and Paymentus Loan Payments.
Unity Small Finance Bank taps M2P for core banking upgrade
The Indian bank will deploy M2P’s Turing CBS offering.
Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus lands $65m Series B
Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Pictet Group and Arab Bank Switzerland all participated in the round.
European Central Bank to stress test 99 eurozone banks in 2023
The testing forms part of the 2023 EU-wide stress test coordinated by the European Banking Authority.
More banking hubs and pods earmarked for UK as branch closures continue
A further nine banking hubs and six deposit services have been recommended by Link.
US Bank launches automated payroll deposit feature for new accounts
The automated process is available on the bank’s mobile app and online banking platforms.
JP Morgan reportedly planning German digital bank offering
The launch is set for late 2024 or early 2025, Bloomberg reports.
Leeds Building Society embarks on major tech & ops transformation
The UK’s fifth largest building society looks to replace core tech and hire more tech staff.
Several major US banks reportedly team up on new digital wallet project
Seven banks are working on an e-wallet linked to consumers’ debit and credit cards, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Goldman Sachs loses $3bn over three years on platform solutions business
Reuters reports the firm outlined a pre-tax loss of $1.2bn for the first nine months of 2022.
Nordic bank DNB automates chat traffic with Boost.ai virtual agents
The bank says deploying Boost.ai’s solution has led to an increase in customer satisfaction scores.
CTBC Bank in banking and wealth management tech revamp with TCS Bancs
TCS says its core system will “support the bank’s growth aspirations over the next decade”.
Webinar: Achieving service excellence with Salesforce for retail banking – UMB Bank use case
UMB Bank shares its experience of migrating to Salesforce and the impressive results.
Wells Fargo fined $3.7bn for loan, mortgage and deposit mismanagement
Wells Fargo must pay more than $2bn in redress to 16 million affected consumers and a $1.7bn civil penalty.
Jordan Kuwait Bank taps Codebase for digital onboarding and instant credit services
The bank will utilise Codebase Technologies’ Digibanc platform.
The Bank of London names Gavin Hewitt as new chief financial officer
Hewitt will lead the firm’s accounting, finance and corporate treasury operations.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 19 | Canada’s evolving banking landscape
In this episode, we’re joined by Amreen Sodhi, head of digital product, payments and loyalty at Scotiabank.
Weathering the storm: how savings providers can utilise tech to support their customers through the cost of living crisis
Putting in place the transformational changes needed to keep up with customer needs and expectations.
UK’s ClearBank hits profitability as revenues soar
The firm says it has generated £45.4 million in revenue since the beginning of this year.
US SME banking platform Novo bags $35m in Series B extension
The new cash takes its total Series B funding to $125m following a $90m raise earlier this year.
Cambodia’s ABA Bank taps Compass Plus Technologies for card issuance kiosks
The self-service kiosks can issue international debit cards in under two minutes.
Santander UK picks NCR to run its self-service ATM network
NCR will upgrade, connect and run Santander UK’s network of more than 1,700 ATMs.
Banque Saudi Fransi digital head Grant Niven departs
Niven was responsible for developing and executing the bank’s company-wide “digital vision”.
Not all banks are created equal
Digital banks are setting themselves apart from the incumbents and ushering in a new age in banking.
Spanish banking sector to explore use of digital euro
Financial institutions will analyse the technical, operational and business implications of a digital euro.
Vietnam’s Sacombank taps Temenos for digital banking platform
Temenos Infinity will allow Sacombank to acquire, retain and cross-sell to customers across multiple channels.
DBS and digitalisation: what the West can learn from the East
“Meaningful innovation is the true litmus test,” says DBS’ Shee Tse Koon.
UnionDigital Bank taps Thought Machine and Callsign to power its mobile app
UnionDigital Bank will deploy Thought Machine’s Vault Core solution and Callsign’s digital ID platform.
Paytech Form3 lands €23m venture debt facility from Atempo Growth
The funding will enable Form3 to explore potential M&A opportunities and launch in new markets.
US challenger Zenus picks Finxact to power its “global banking platform”
Finxact will join Microsoft and HSO, a business network and cloud consultancy, in delivering the platform.
Moneyhub lands £40m investment from Legal & General, Lloyds and Shawbrook
Legal & General and Lloyds will both take minority stakes in the business.
Wells Fargo partners Google Cloud for AI virtual assistant, Fargo
Fargo will leverage Google Cloud’s conversational AI platform Dialogflow to offer personalised banking tips.
NatWest adds three new payment providers to VRP roster
Token, Tink and Yapily will now be able to offer VRP as a new payment option.
Goldman Sachs plots reorganisation, reveals change of plans for Marcus
“The concept of being broad, with a consumer footprint, is not really playing to our strength,” says CEO.
US Bancorp gets US regulatory approval for MUFG Union Bank acquisition
The firm has received approval from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
